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AT5547: ETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH METHODS 2: PROJECT (2019-2020)

Last modified: 25 Sep 2019 09:58


Course Overview

This course will support you in producing a piece of original ethnographic research. You will work with a dedicated course tutor to design and carry out a project using core ethnographic skills. Teaching materials will open up new perspectives on doing research and give you the confidence to become a successful ethnographic researcher. Specific topics covered include: creating a research proposal, learning from previous research, advanced qualitative data analysis, and writing up your results.

Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Session Second Sub Session Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Jo Vergunst

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Any Postgraduate Programme

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

Building on Ethnographic Research Methods 1, this course will support you in producing a piece of original ethnographic research. You will work with a dedicated course tutor to design and carry out a project using core ethnographic skills. Week by week, teaching materials will open up new perspectives on doing research and give you the confidence to become a successful ethnographic researcher. Specific topics covered alongside your project work include: creating a research proposal, learning from previous research, advanced qualitative data analysis, and writing up your results. A feature of the course is the individualised support from the course tutor who will guide you each step of the way in your project.

 

The course will give you the opportunity to demonstrate your research skills through two pieces of assessment. Near the start of the course, staff will support you in writing a research proposal (500 words) that sets out the aims, methods and ethics of your project. When this is successfully completed, you can begin work on the research itself. The final submission of your research project (2500 words) will take place at the end of the course.

 

By the end of the course you will be able to:

  • Develop and communicate your own original ideas for ethnographic research
  • Use the core skills of ethnography to carry out your research project
  • Analyse ethnographic data that you have gathered
  • Write up your research into a professional ethnographic report

Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 31 August 2023 for 1st half-session courses and 22 December 2023 for 2nd half-session courses.

Summative Assessments

Essay

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 20
Assessment Weeks 27 Feedback Weeks 29

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Feedback

Written feedback will be provided within two weeks of submission.

Word Count 500
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
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Essay

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 80
Assessment Weeks 35 Feedback Weeks 38

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Feedback

Written feedback will be provided within three weeks of submission.

Word Count 2500
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
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Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Resit Assessments

Essay

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 100
Assessment Weeks 41 Feedback Weeks 44

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Feedback Feedback will be provided within three weeks of submission. Word Count 3000
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
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Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ConceptualUnderstandDevelop and communicate your own original ideas for ethnographic research.
ProceduralApplyUse the core skills of ethnography to carry out your research project.
ReflectionAnalyseAnalyse ethnographic data that you have gathered.
ReflectionCreateWrite up your research into a professional ethnographic report.

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